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Active cases nearly double as some students switch to virtual learning in Maries County

October 23, 2020 5:33 AM Brittany Wiley

The Vienna School District announced it would switch to virtual learning the same week active cases nearly doubled in Maries County.

Columbia Public Schools Foundation donates more than $59,000 for student school supply kits

October 22, 2020 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools Foundation donated more than $59,000 as part of its Kits for Kids campaign to give elementary student school supplies at Columbia Public Schools. The foundation and donors help raise the money so families that couldn’t purchase a pre-packaged school supply kit could still receive one. “The foundation is proud

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Local school districts provide update on COVID-19

October 22, 2020 8:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19.

Columbia College gifted collection of photos by world-renowned photographer Bruce Davidson

October 22, 2020 8:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An anonymous donor recently gifted a collection of more than 360 photos taken by world-renowned photographer Bruce Davidson to Columbia College, with an appraised value of $1.2 million according to Penelope Dixon and Associates of New York. “This is truly a landmark gift for our institution, and we appreciate the generous donation

State education leaders discuss process of finding a school district’s new superintendent

October 22, 2020 7:27 PM Amber Tabeling

State education leaders explain the process of finding a school district’s new superintendent, as Columbia Public Schools will soon start a search for its own.

JC Schools confident in staffing level as Missouri continues to battle substitute teacher shortage

October 22, 2020 7:22 PM Connor Hirsch

As Jefferson City Middle School students are set to return to their classrooms next week, Missouri is continuing to battle staffing issues forcing many districts to go virtual.

Columbia Public Schools superintendent says he’ll retire after school year

October 22, 2020 11:18 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman told the school board Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year.

Cooper County Health Department worked with Boonville R-I on new quarantine guidelines

October 22, 2020 3:21 PM Ben Fein

The Boonville Board of Education approved a measure at its meeting Wednesday night updating the district’s policy on close contacts, which at least two state departments have criticized.

University of Missouri classes resume after internet outage

October 22, 2020 8:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

The University of Missouri campus was without internet Thursday morning after an outage.

Columbia Public Schools secondary students could get date for return to classrooms next month

October 22, 2020 7:15 AM Zola Crowder

Columbia’s public middle and high school students could learn next month when they’ll return to classrooms.

Columbia Public Schools to try solutions to traffic issues as soon as Thursday

October 21, 2020 12:16 PM Zola Crowder

Since Monday morning parents dropping off and picking up students have been stuck in traffic

Boonville Board of Education loosens student quarantine procedures

October 21, 2020 3:57 PM Connor Hirsch

The Boonville Board of Education voted Wednesday to change its quarantine rules for students who were wearing masks when they were exposed to COVID-19.

Traffic back-ups near Columbia Public Schools ‘a mess’ for parents

October 20, 2020 11:55 AM Zola Crowder

Fewer kids riding buses leads to longer afternoon pick-up lines at Columbia’s elementary schools.

Morgan County school district cancels classes because of threats

October 20, 2020 7:46 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Morgan County R-II School District canceled Tuesday classes because of threats made on social media.

Local highlights and scores: Oct. 19, 2020

October 19, 2020 10:20 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS SOCCER Southern Boone (2) Tolton (0) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Battle (0) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Helias (0) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL NAIA VOLLEYBALL Harris-Stowe State University (0) Columbia College (3)